SCIENTIFIC RECORD KEEPING - National Institutes of Health

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Guidelines for SCIENTIFIC . RECORD KEEPING . in the Intramural Research Program at the NIH. National Institutes of Health Office of the Director T he progress and excellence of NIH research are dependent on our vigilance in maintain . ing the highest quality of records for every as . pect of the science conducted here. It is impor . tant that every Principal Investigator involved in research at NIH ensures that all SCIENTIFIC staff working with him/her read, understand, and incorporate the Guidelines for SCIENTIFIC RECORD Preface KEEPING into everyday practice.

mon software that does not provide for auto­ matic archiving, the notebook should be stored on a secure NIH server with daily backups for archival purposes. IP issues are then addressed with periodic printouts of important data that are signed and witnessed so that in the event .

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